Enveiaxpe bag



M. VIERENGEL `mzvBLoPF. BAG

Filed March 10 1922 l lvmmvdof.l

a'duliu April v22 1924.

Patented pr. 22, 1924. UNITED STATES 1,490,996 PATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEW VIERENGEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ENVELOIE BG.

Application led March 10, 1922..

To all whom. it may concern.' Be it known that. I, MATTHEW VIEREN- cnn,a citizen of the United States of America. and a resident of the city ofNew York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in EnvelopeBagsJ of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention is an improvement on those enve ope-bags which may be oftheusual dimensions of mailing envelopes or shop ping bags and are providedwith handling means whereby they are readily supported and carried byhand from place toplace.

One object of my resent invention is to provide an envelopeag, with animproved construction of closure flap through which a handling means ispassed,ito' seat the closure-flap and at the same time provide 'asupporting device whereby the` envelopebag may be carried.

Another object of my invention isto provide an improved construction ofhandling means which isv used in connection with my improvedVclosure-flap.

y invention consists in the novel features of construction .hereinafterspecificallydescribed and claimed.

In order that my invention may be Vfully understood I will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawin in which:

ig. l is a perspective view of my improved envelope-bag provided with myimproved handling means innormal position; the closure-flap beingseated. l

Fi 2 is a central sectional view taken on t e line 2-2 of, Fig. 1looking, in the direction of the arrows. l y

Fig. 3 is a central sectional view taken on the same linel 2.-.2 of Fig.1; the handling means being withdrawn and the closure-flap being open. Yy

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the handling means. Y

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a modified form ofvhandling meansfor large envelope-bags. L

1 is the body of an envelope-bag con structed, of any suitable materialsach as paper,v with my improved closurefiap 2, formed with an innerslit 3 providing a central `narrow opening at the fold of theclosure-Hap which also has another outer' vi'niioi'ce piece atdescribed.

ing'the hand opening 9.

Serial No. 542,709.

slit'll providing a y fold ot the closure-flap and the outer edge oiEthe latter. The bodv has a fold-crease 5. to facilitate the folding otthe envelope-bag. the inner fold-slit 3 I provide a re-intorce piece 6andlalsoior the outer slit i a re- Mtv handling means is constructed 'asnow A. tongue 8 is securedby any suitable means to the bodyof'thecnvelopebag and is used to seat the closure-Hap 2 and the Ytongueis provided with a finger hole 9 at its upper end whereby theeui'elope-ba can be readily supported and carried. n closing thereceptacle. the closure-Hap is folded and the tongue Fl is placed overthe outer edge of the closure-flap and passed from the outside of theclosure-Hap 2 through the outer slit 1. between the closure-flap and thebody ot` the envelope-bag and then through the inner slit 3 where itprojects as a handle piece 10 which is grasped by the hand. a y beinserted in the finger hole 9. To facili# tate the inserting of thetongue or the withdrawing or pulling outyvof thetongue from engagementwith the closure-flap, a. lip 11 is formed by a. cut 12. partly severinga piecein the tongue. To assist in withdrawing the tongue. avfold-crease 13'I is formed thereon a distance beneath the foldcrease ofthe body ot the envelope-bag- In Fig. 5 I show a modification in theconstruction of the handling means for large envelope-bags in the formof a broad tongue 8 having a hand-opening 9 for tliefingers iin thehandle 10, a front lip 11 being formed in the tongue by a cut 1Q. 14 isa reinforce piece for thel handle of the tongue 8 left in the latter `inform- Myclosure lmeans has the advantage of holding the flap down `andthe envelope-bag safely closed even if the contents make theenvelope-bag spread out and bulky.

It is plain that my tongue device does not depend on any particular makeof envelope-bag asit can be secured in any suitf able manner such asrbygumming or Wire stapling to an envelope-bag having a closure-flap, andany kind of seams.`

For paper, light in weight. the reinforcing pieces are put on theclosure-flap to strengthen the paper where the slitsare out through; butif the-paper is strong i For strengthening finger of which mav enoughthe reinforcing pieces :1re not needed.

Another advantage of lny construction is that itI is a simple matter ofclosing the envelope-bug as it is only neeessr r to put the tongue intothe outer slit 4 an then press it und it will pass through the innerslit uut muutieally.

The closure-flap being folded against the body. the tongue is merelyinserted in the outer slit und pressed through the inner .slit throughWhirh it readily projects and its free endgrusped und pulled into plane.

Ilariug thus described my invention the followingY is what I claim nsnew therein und desire to secure b v Letters lutent:

l. Au envelope-bag haring u body constructed with n closure-flap`r aninner slit pro\'iding a tongue opening` an outer slit in theclosure-flap, also providing a tongue opening und a tongue on the body,adapted to 'extend over the front of. the closure-flap, then passthrough the outer slit` between the elosure-tlap and the body und thenthrough the innex` slit and beyond the body so as to provide a handlingmeans for the envelope-bag. y

2. An envelope-bag having n body construrted with :L closure-Hap. aninner slit at the fold line providing a tongue opening, an outer slit 1nthe closure flap, also roviding a tongue. opening.: and a tongue on thebody adapted to extend over the front of the closure-flap, then passthrough the outer slit, between the Closure-flap and body and thenthrough the inner slit andbe ond the body so as to provide a handlingmeans for the envelope-bag.

3. An envelope-bug having n body eonstructed with u closure-hap7 uninner slit, an outer slit in the closure-Hup, und a tongue on the bodyharing u finger opening and adapted to extend over the trout olf theclosure-flap` then pass through vthe outer slit. between the closureflap and the bod)VY and then through the .inner slit and beyond the bodyso as to provide a handlingr menus for the envelopefbag. i

4. An envelope-bar;lr having a body construeted with a elosure-tlnp,'aninner slit, an outer slit in the elosureitlap, und a tongue on the bodyharing u slit therein providing n tongue ing 11p.

MATTHE\V VIERENGEL.

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